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"Air Station New Orleans is one of the busiest air stations I have been to in the Coast Guard," said Petty Officer 2nd Class John Jamison. The unit's primary mission is search and rescue (SAR), logging more than 800 flight hours on 329 SAR cases in fiscal year 2005.

The air station is located approximately 13 miles south of New Orleans in Belle Chasse, La., with more than 100 active duty personnel attached to the unit (28 pilots, 62 flight mechanics and swimmers, and 18 support personnel.)

The air station is currently outfitted with five HH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopters and crewmembers work to maintain a 100 percent readiness.

Members from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans serve aboard cutters and air stations nationwide to aid in the accomplishment of search and rescue missions, homeland security, drug interdiction, law and treaty enforcement, polar ice-breaking, marine environmental protection and other missions which serve the public interests of the United States.

The Air Stations area of responsibility includes the area between Lake Charles, La., and Apalachicola, Fla., including more than 400 miles of coastline.

 
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Petty officer 3rd Class Samuel Hiles performs routine maintenance on an HH-65C rescue helicopter.
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Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Garcia prepares the hoist line on an HH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter during a training exercise.